Wigan Album
Standish
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Photo: The Wigan Courier
Item #: 8480
The man in the centre, the organist and choir master, is 'Uncle Dick,' Richard Farrimond [17 Nov 1884-15 dec 1960], brother to my grandmother. He was also the Parish Clerk. I have a photo of him in his robes in 1950, suggesting he was still functioning in that role then.
can remember only a few names, centre row men, 1/rector bramley 2/mr. finch, of animal feeds shop and corn mill 5/tom hughes cycles wigan 10/mr. higham. readings left to right. I was in choir when these people were there; I can't think of the other names; I left in 1956.
alan banks left back row and i think he is still in choir to this day may wrong
3rd from left back row is Mr. Mason
5th from left on back row, Ronnie Martlew. 4th on right from rector Tom Hughes. His wife Margaret is 1st seated on left, another 4 along next to Mr. Farrimond is Amy Taylor,on his other side is Bessie... she used to play the handbells with her father, next to end on right is Jean Peers.